. @ 5 cm ( 1 @ . @ 8 in ) in diameter . the thin stem is up to 9 cm ( 3 @ . @ 5 in ) tall , whitish to yellow @ - @ brown at the top but progressively becoming reddish @ - @ brown towards the base in maturity , where they are covered by a yellowish my ##cel ##ium that can be up to a third of the length of the stem . the gills are pale brown to pink ##ish , and the sp ##ore print is white . it is a widespread sap ##ro ##bic fungus , and has been found in europe , north africa , asia , aus ##tral ##asia , and north america , where
. @ 5 cm ( 1 @. @ 8 in ) in diameter. the thin stem is up to 9 cm ( 3 @. @ 5 in ) tall, whitish to yellow @ - @ brown at the top but progressively becoming reddish @ - @ brown towards the base in maturity, where they are covered by a yellowish mycelium that can be up to a third of the length of the stem. the gills are pale brown to pinkish, and the spore print is white. it is a widespread saprobic fungus, and has been found in europe, north africa, asia, australasia, and north america, where